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<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Although the pushy nature of Microsoft, as displayed in this article, is very disturbing, what disturbes me more is the following statement:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">"I have never seen a systematic study that showed open source to be more secure." WHAT? This is coming from a professor of </FONT></P>
<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">computer science at Georgetown University? Apparently, she has spent too much time in front of the lecturn, and too little time in front</FONT></P>
<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">of the computer screen!!!</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I guess that is just her opinion...</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">And she is actually teaching computer science courses?! Hopefully nothing above Computer Security 101.</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Monty</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">From: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Stephen Davidson [SMTP:gorky@freenet.carleton.ca]</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Sent: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Thursday, May 23, 2002 3:14 PM</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">To: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">NTLUG</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Subject: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">[NTLUG:Discuss] Washington Post article</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Seems the Pentagon can no longer purchase open source software. Oh wait, its free....</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">-Steve</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"><A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60050-2002May22.html" TARGET="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60050-2002May22.html</A></FONT>
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